News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

MrPromey

MrPromey

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DavidNoble said:
I thought your point was only multi-millionaires and above could afford it? I mean, we all can afford it. We’re just smarter than that ;)
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Well, the multi-millionaires can now go to space for reals with one of the best imagineers of the last generation helping shape the experience so for those who find money to be no object, this would be kind of lame in comparison, don't you think?
 
BaconPancakes

BaconPancakes

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GimpYancIent said:
You do not want to master the galactic card game Sabacc while consuming interplanetary adult beverages?
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Sans Souci

Sans Souci

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Skywise said:
I'm not a cruiser - how does this itinerary compare to a Disney Cruise? I'm presuming it's similar?
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How do you mean? There are several activities going on at once on a cruise. With the exception of dinner, you can dine when you want. You could sleep in/stay up late-it is not as highly regimented as this appears to be. But I think they are two different animals.
 
CaptainAmerica

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MrPromey said:
Tempo and mood-wise, it might be too close to Whole New World to include... which isn't to say they couldn't swap out the whole Aladdin segment for 1-2 new additions to keep it current but, well, you know how that goes.* 🤷‍♂️


*Personally, I'm all for updates that don't feel like steps back or attempts to cheapen out on investment in new things but I know mileage varies there, when it comes to general opinions which is another reason I think that routine and scheduled updates should be made to anything that it can be done for fairly easially (ie things like screen-based and live attractions/entertainment) not only to prevent things from going stale but also to prevent people from getting too attached to a fixed version of something that becomes dated.
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Not to further derail the thread, but I feel like Philharmagic could work with a Star Tours 2.0 model. Scene 1: A or B, Scene 2: C or D, Scene 3: E or F.
 
corran horn

corran horn

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Skywise said:
Right - but are cruise itineraries this "full"?
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Onboard meals are generally scheduled and 'muster' (which I assume is similar to the lifeboat drill) are, and then generally your excursions (which are additional costs) can be whatever you want them to be in terms of your time spend.

When we did Key West-->Belize-->Cozumel we did shore excursions that were available from a menu and were differing experiences, timespans, and costs. And you could've done none or many of them, to your preference. The alternative was wandering around aimlessly outside or staying onboard.
 
MrMcDuck

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JIMINYCR said:
Yikes... theyve priced me out. The cost of a 14 day trip is very close to costing me what a 2 day SW stay will be... so WDW wont be seeing me check in. I'll have to settle for experiencing the stay vicariously through the reports shared by the bloggers.
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I’ll give you some of their reviews right now.

- Woah.

- I got chills.

- Actually amazing. The food was actually really good. There were actually a lot of things to choose from on the menu. I picked the filet, which was actually really good.

- Good morning, good afternoon, good night, guys. This place is wild.
 
mightynine

mightynine

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CaptainAmerica said:
No, most people who cruise aren't on an itinerary at all.

That's why "this is like a cruise" isn't much better of an analogy than "this is a hotel." It's neither, and it's not particularly like either, except in the sense that you sleep in a bed at night.
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It’s more like a mashup of a cruise, a guided tour a la Trafalgar, cosplay and dinner theater.
 
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flynnibus

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odmichael said:
Let's break it down:

Day 1
1pm - arrive at terminal
1:15 - 1:30 - Launch Pad to Starcruiser - if this is immersive, this could actually be pretty cool.
1:45 - 2:15 - Ship Orientation - not sure what this means but it sounds more like going to camp than an all-inclusive.
3:00 - 3:30 - Light Refreshments - we've arrived now for over 2 hours and all we've done is get talked to and sipped strange space drinks. Hoping to take advantage of this time to be able to "explore the ship"
3:30 - 4:00 - Sabacc lessons - Sabacc is a card game in the Star Wars universe. This means that our first scheduled activity is to play 30 minutes of cards. Imagine trying to keep two 8-10 year old boys still playing cards for a half hour.
4:00 - 4:30 - Muster - so for a half hour we gather... for what?
4:30 - 5:00 - Captain's reception - Dinner is after this so I am hoping that this is an immersive show experience but I am being optimistic here.
5:30 - 7:00 - Dinner featuring live music - this could be fun and enjoyable. The food on the website looks strange but you are paying for that experience. They key will be taste and I will be looking at websites like this one for food reviews.
7:15 - 7:30 - Outer Rim Regalia - not sure what this means but its short.
7:30 - 8:00 - Unexpected Story Moment - this will be hit or miss. The problem is its only 30 minutes long. You're paying for an immersive story experience and its honestly only a 30 minute session.
8:00 - 8:45 - Bridge Training - maybe you get to "fly" the ship?
8:30 - 8:45 - Special Atrium Entertainment - a brief show before the end of the night.

Day 2
7:00 - 7:30 - breakfast
8:15 - 8:25 - Transportation shuttle to Batuu - so you paid all this money to ride the ship and you are being sent off to the theme park.
8:45 - 9:30 - Star Wars - Rise of the Resistance - so 45 minutes of your morning is to ride this ride???
9:30 - 9:50 - Story Moment - a story moment occurs inside the park. This is actually interesting but again is only 20 minutes.
10:00 - 10:30 - Millenium Falcon Smuggler's Run - again, 30 minutes for this ride.
11:15 - 12:15 - Lunch at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo - an hour long excursion lunch at a grab-and-go cafeteria.
12:40 - 12:50 - Transport Shuttle to Star Cruiser - so we spent about 4 hours at Hollywood Studious which I guess is included in the price of stay but still...
1:00 - 1:30 - Lightsaber training - this could actually be really cool. Why is this only 30 minutes then? We need more excursions / activities like this.
2:30 - 2:50 - Droid Racing Competition - hoping kids make the droids.
3:00 - 3:30 - Build a Model Ship - This is cool but not very immersive.
4:00 - 5:00 - Sabacc tournament - a 1 hour card tournament. So we will have spent 90 minutes-ish of our time playing cards.
5:00 - 5:30 - Cocktails at Sublight Lounge - by this point, we will need a much longer amount of time sipping cocktails...
5:30 - 7:00 - Taste Around the Galaxy dinner - sounds like it has potential
7:30 - 8:45 - Story Moment - a 75 minute story excursion - we need more of THIS
10:00 - 11:00 - Spectacular Finale - this could be cool. Sounds like a story / show.

Day 3
8:30 - 9:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - 10:00 - Launch Pad to Terminal


Overall, there is a decent amount of story here, but there is also clearly a lot of filler. I hope that there are choices you can pick from for your itinerary. For instance, I would not want to learn a card game that I would never use ever again and pay lots of money to learn it. This place could have had so much more potential. I am hoping Disney learns from this. That being said, I am also hoping Disney proves me wrong.
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Imagine each of those things you harp on include characters, effects, etc... and also expect that there will be flexibility for people to skip a moment if they chose... the question will be is how much latitude will you have in what you to go hang out in if you skip something.
 

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